Electives offer a chance to students for specialised or advanced learning in their own areas of interest. There is a considerable choice and a student is required to attend any two of them.
A. INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
CONTENT OF COURSE
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Semester 8 |
Energy-crisis, renewable and nonrenewable energy sources, waste recycling, energy recovery techniques, integrated system for non-portable water supply and sewage treatment, scavenging solid waste management |
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Semester 9 |
Social forestry, fodder and the nitrogen chain strategies and technologies for developmental needs, incremental extension of urban services and their management, sustainable development, life-cycle cost of infrastructure. |
B. STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS STUDIES
CONTENT OF COURSE
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Semester 8 |
Vector-active, surface-active and bulk-active systems; Shells, folded plates, vierendeel trusses, space structures, high rise and large span structures. |
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Semester 9 |
Prestressing and post-tensioning, prefabrication and industrialised structural system; new materials, emerging technologies and concepts in structural design. |
C. BUILDING MANAGEMENT
CONTENT OF COURSE
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Semester 8 |
Building Economics |
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Semester 9 |
Introduction to project management and project organisation |
D. HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
CONTENT OF COURSE
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Semester 8 |
Rural housing problems and policies, social aspects of housing and problems of slums, housing policy perspectives, finance and development, survey methods and program analysis techniques. |
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Semester 9 |
Modern city planning process, master plans, site planning and the rationale of urban regulatory controls, densities and related concepts, development legislation, urban redevelopment and renewal, urban traffic and transportation. |
E. WEB-BASED COMPUTING
CONTENT OF COURSE
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Semester 9 |
Application of advanced information technology tools in architectural practice, Internet aids to design development and project management . |
F. HISTORICAL RESEARCH PROJECT
CONTENT OF COURSE
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Semester 8 |